~tataele creep / crawl / crawl, walk on all fours / walk carefully or [...]

Part of Speech	verb, intransitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)tataele

1. • creep

   Typical Subject

   plant

   • • Example 2340:
       

       Kasule i-tataele ne ole.

       The vines have crept on the beach.

2. • crawl

   Typical Subject

   animal

   • • Example 17:
       

       Abilo i-tataele ne tanoe.

       There’s a snake crawling on the ground.

3. • crawl, walk on all fours

   Typical Subject

   baby+

   • • Example 2341:
       

       Apali i-tataele ne bete ini.

       The baby is crawling on his bed.

4. • walk carefully or slowly, stooping down, either due to old age, or as one hides

   Typical Subject

   adult

   • • Example 2342:
       

       A-tataele nga pon pe i-ve?!

       Why are you stooping down like that?!

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~lakau stick to ‹s.th.›, as a stain / creep on ‹s.th.›, adhere to ‹s.th.›